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The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

A war masterpiece. Iron blood will never die.

Part of The Volunteers Collection

2024•2h 24m•6.6/10
DramaWarHistory

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6.6/10(20)

The movie focuses on the battle of Cheolwon, where the 63rd Army of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army (CPVA) was ordered to enter the battlefield of Cheolwon in May 1951, just after a month-long battle, to fight against four divisions of the United Nations Army (UNA). The volunteers fought with bloodshed and finally brought the enemy to the negotiation table.

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Production

China Film Creative, Bona Film Group, China Film Group Corporation, August 1st Film Studio 八一电影制片厂 (A1FS)

Language

ZH

Status

Released

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Cast

Zhu Yilong

Zhu Yilong

Li Xiang

Xin Baiqing

Xin Baiqing

Li Moyin

Zhang Zifeng

Zhang Zifeng

Li Xiao

Zhu Yawen

Zhu Yawen

Wu Benzheng

Arthur Chen

Arthur Chen

Sun Xing

Wang Yanhui

Wang Yanhui

Peng Dehuai

Xiao Yang

Xiao Yang

Zhao An'nan

Wu Jing

Wu Jing

Fu Chongbi

Zhang Youhao

Zhang Youhao

Yang Sandi

Ou Hao

Ou Hao

Zhang Xiaoheng

Elvis Han

Elvis Han

Cai Changyuan

Guo Xiaodong

Guo Xiaodong

Xie Fang

Li Zhuoyang

Li Zhuoyang

Yang Chuanyu

Ren Zhong

Ren Zhong

Zhang Yinghui

Li Naiwen

Li Naiwen

Han Xianchu

Nie Yuan

Nie Yuan

Hong Xuezhi

Tang Zeng

Tang Zeng

Yang Feng'an

Wang Ting

Wang Ting

Deng Hua

He Ziming

He Ziming

Battalion Commander Zheng

Wang Yang

Wang Yang

Long Daoquan

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